It was a job lost in 140 characters. Attorney Sarah Peterson Herr was a researcher at an appellate court in Kansas. According to her own disciplinary hearing, she watched a high-profile trial on a computer in her office and Tweeted her observations, speculations and reactions.
Tweets included lofty observations, such as “Holy balls, there are literally 15 cops here for the Phil Kline case today” and “you don’t think a sealed document is meant to be confidential. BURN.” She also estimated...